First Alliance Credit Union · Minnesota · 2025

First Alliance Credit Union in Minnesota: approval rate, denial rate and rates (2025)

First Alliance Credit Union took 451 mortgage applications in Minnesota in 2025, ranking #88 of 870 lenders active in the state. It originated 41.7% of them and denied 35.0% (43.7% of the applications it decided), against a statewide denial rate of 13.6%.

451Applicationsin MN
43.7%Decision denial ratestate 16.4%
7.00%Median ratestate 6.63%
$75,000Median loanstate $215,000
$23MVolume19 counties

First Alliance Credit Union in Minnesota vs the state

35.0%Denial rate+21.43 pts vs state
43.7%Decision denial rate+27.30 pts vs state
41.7%Origination rate-24.68 pts vs state
7.00%Median rate+0.38 pts vs state
0.89Rate spread (pts)+0.64 pts vs state
$70kMedian applicant income
188Loans originated
158Denied

Trend in Minnesota

YearApplicationsOriginatedDenial rateMedian rateRank in state
202330412351.0%7.00%#93
202434414344.2%7.50%#93
202545118835.0%7.00%#88

What First Alliance Credit Union lends in Minnesota

By loan purpose

Home purchase 232 51% · 48.3% denied
Refinance 65 14% · 23.1% denied
Cash-out refinance 21 5% · 9.5% denied
Home improvement 44 10% · 6.8% denied
Other / HELOC 89 20% · 29.2% denied

By loan type

Conventional 451 100% · 35.0% denied

Why it denied Minnesota applicants

Credit history 63 40%
Debt-to-income ratio 54 34%
Other 23 15%
Unverifiable information 12 8%
Collateral 3 2%
Employment history 3 2%

Where in Minnesota

Counties with the most First Alliance Credit Union applications in 2025.

CountyApplicationsOriginatedDeniedDenial rate
Olmsted County 18711431 16.6%
Dodge County 27194 14.8%
Wabasha County 18123 16.7%
Mower County 17132 11.8%
Goodhue County 1070 0.0%
Dakota County 942 22.2%
Fillmore County 541 20.0%
Winona County 522 40.0%
Scott County 530 0.0%
Rice County 420 0.0%

Other large lenders in Minnesota

LenderGradeApplicationsDenial rateMedian rate
United Shore Financial ServicesB 8,69410.6%6.38%
U.S. BankD 8,62430.4%7.88%
Bell BankA 7,9875.3%6.63%
Rocket MortgageC 7,63016.3%6.63%
Trustone Financial Credit UnionC 6,06620.0%7.25%
Affinity PlusC 5,43814.6%6.63%
Blaze Credit UnionB 4,07412.3%6.38%
Wings Financial Credit UnionA 3,96016.4%7.25%
Crosscountry MortgageB 3,9422.1%6.63%
Fairway Independent MortgageB 3,3273.2%6.75%

Frequently asked questions

Minnesota: 451 applications in 2025, of which 188 were originated and 158 denied.

35.0% of all applications, or 43.7% of the applications it actually decided on. The Minnesota statewide average across all lenders was 13.6%.

The median rate on loans First Alliance Credit Union originated in Minnesota in 2025 was 7.00%, against a statewide median of 6.63%.

About this data. Figures are First Alliance Credit Union's own HMDA filing for properties located in Minnesota, 2025. The grade is national; state-level figures are shown for context and are not separately graded. Methodology